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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
MITsoftware/devtools
★ 165k
A lightweight, extensible source-code editor with debugging, Git integration, and a large extension ecosystem.
About the Project
Why use this?
Visual Studio Code is one of the most widely adopted developer editors because it balances speed, usability, and extensibility. It supports IntelliSense, integrated debugging, Git workflows, remote development, and extensions for nearly every language and framework.
Engineers choose VS Code when they want a single editor that works across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and data work. Its extension marketplace and remote-development capabilities make it suitable for both individual developers and large teams.
Key Features
- Intelligent code editing with IntelliSense and refactoring
- Built-in Git integration and debugging
- Massive extension ecosystem
- Remote development over SSH, containers, and WSL
- Cross-platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Reference / Repo
- https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
- Tool / Hosted
- https://code.visualstudio.com/
- Replaces / Alternative to
- Sublime Text, JetBrains IDEs
- Free layer
- open-source